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When kids can't read, what teachers can do When kids can't read, what teachers can do G. Kylene Beers For Kylene Beers, the question of what to do when kids can't read surfaced in 1979 when she met and began teaching a boy named George. When George's parents asked her to explain why he couldn't read … OL12228337W
Comédia infantil Comédia infantil Henning Mankell A major event in publishing - Henning Mankell's departure from the crime genre will attract huge interest and this mesmerising fable will broaden his readershipOne night Jose Antonio Maria Vaz hears … OL158672W
Unequal childhoods Unequal childhoods Annette Lareau Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on in-depth observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, Unequal childhoods expl… OL16027097W
American Indian and Alaska native children and mental health American Indian and Alaska native children and mental health Michelle C. Sarche "This unique book examines the physical, psychological, social, and environmental factors that support or undermine healthy development in American Indian children, including economics, biology, and … OL16134474W
Childhood under siege Childhood under siege Joel Bakan "Bakan offers passionate argument and copious research in this compelling call for parents to stand up for their children."--Booklist (starred review) "Corporations have found a new resource to be m… OL16262721W
The child in the Bible The child in the Bible Marcia J. Bunge Nineteen biblical scholars collaborate to provide an informed and focused treatment of biblical perspectives on children and childhood. Looking at the Bible through the lens of the child exposes new … OL16513213W
Becoming Achilles Becoming Achilles Richard Holway Viewing the Iliad and myth through the lens of modern psychology, Richard Holway shows how the epic underwrites individual and communal catharsis and denial. Sacrificial childrearing generates but al… OL16576688W
Assessment and treatment of childhood problems Assessment and treatment of childhood problems Carolyn S. Schroeder "Now in a revised and updated second edition, this book has helped countless professionals understand and manage frequently encountered childhood disorders. The focus is on enhancing children's devel… OL16980884W
My brave year of firsts My brave year of firsts Jamie Lee Curtis "The tenth children's book by the #1 New York Times bestselling team of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell celebrates the extraordinary, everyday bravery of trying new things for the very first time.… OL17891590W
The critical role of parenting in human development The critical role of parenting in human development Marianna S. Klebanov "This thorough and multidisciplinary overview of childrearing illustrates and stands on two foundational principles: that the importance of parenting is immense, and that it is undervalued. The Criti… OL19987550W
Character education Character education Leigh Ann Anderson,Donald R. Glover Combines character education and physical education in forty-three community-building fitness activities that meet NASPE standards, and includes reproducible forms for portfolio assessment. OL20208126W
Innere Starkmacher Innere Starkmacher Charlotte Reznick 415 S. 21 cm OL20363582W
Social development of exceptional children Social development of exceptional children Phillip S. Strain "A collection of articles from Exceptional Education Quarterly, Topics in Learning & Learning Disabilities, and Topics in Early childhood Special Education." OL20475541W
The development of children The development of children Sheila R. Cole,Michael Cole The Development of Children aims to provide students with a broad framework for understanding children's development. Written by a team of experts, topics covered include infancy, early childhood, di… OL20544827W
Preventing youth substance abuse Preventing youth substance abuse José Szapocznik,Patrick H. Tolan CSAP identified four critical predictors from childhood for substance use that could be valuable targets for prevention of adolescent substance use management of and involvement with the child, and t… OL20546051W
Substance abuse during pregnancy and childhood Substance abuse during pregnancy and childhood Ronald R. Watson This collection of concise and interdisciplinary scientific reviews examines key aspects of the role of alcohol in causing fetal damage during pregnancy. Important areas reviewed include diagnosis an… OL20650421W
School's out School's out Glynda A. Hull,Katherine Schultz This book uses research on literacy outside of school to challenge how we think about literacy inside of school. Bringing together highly respected literacy researchers, this volume bridges the divid… OL20887732W
Children and social policy Children and social policy Paul Daniel,John Ivatts Using the UN convention on the Rights of the Child as a yardstick this study examines British social policy since 1945 in relation to children. Subjects covered include: health, housing, education, c… OL20940555W
The exposure of infants among Jews and Christians in antiquity The exposure of infants among Jews and Christians in antiquity Erkki Koskenniemi In this novel and penetrating study Koskenniemi reviews the evidence for the practice from Graeco-Roman, Jewish, and Christian sources, and then, in the major part of the book, examines the rejection… OL20952184W
Comment la télévision et les jeux vidéo apprennent aux enfants à tuer Comment la télévision et les jeux vidéo apprennent aux enfants à tuer René Blind,Michael Pool,David Grossman Tuer son prochain n'est pas un geste naturel. On doit apprendre à le faire. La thèse défendue par l'auteur est que, à travers la violence télévisuelle banalisée et les jeux vidéo du style "viser-tire… OL24177887W
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